Comb



March-1o, 1925. 1,528,775

J. P, LEBOLD COMB Filed Sept. 2s, 1922 Patented Mar. 10, 1925.

sr Avr es A, A 1,523,175 Pari-.infr offeree.

JESSE r. LEBoLnor NEW YORK, N. Y,

Application leds'eptember 23, 1922.

Beit known that I, JEssn P. LnoLD,

aQcitiZen oit' the UnitedStates, residing at New York city, county of New York, and State of New York. have invented a: new and usefnlComb, ot which the following is a specification.

The object ot the invention is to provide a toilet comb which vwill be particularly useful in cutting, singeing, curling, treating and all other operations upon the hair wherein it is necessary or desirable that the hair be held for such operation.

With this and other important objects in view, as will be more fnlly understood from the following description and claims, refer ence will be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this speciiication and wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which l Fig. 1 is a view in slide elevation oi a toilet comb equipped with the invention,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view in side elevation of a fragment thereof, illustrating more of the structural details,

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through Fig. 2 taken on line 3 3,

Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on line 4 4,

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2. with parts removed and others appearing in section, to mo-re clearly illustrate structural details, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a structural comb.

Referring to the drawing, reference numeral 2 designates the back, and 3 the teeth of a standard toilet comb. The back is providedwith longitudinal major groove 4 and minor groove 5 in one'of its side faces. these grooves extending `from one end of the comb inwardly. Between the fixed teeth 3 of the comb, adjacent the said grooves, andwhere said teeth join the back 2, the material which bears the numeral 6 in Fig. 4 is cut away to provide spaces 7 in which operate the teeth 8 that are attached to an operating bar 9 which occupies the major groove 4 and slides longitudinally therein. A cover plate 10 fits in the minor groove 5 iush with the outer face of the comb and secured by screws 12, cement, or other form of fastening means. The outer end of this cover plate 10 is provided with a block 14 on its inner face, the same fitting in and lling the outer end of the groove 4 and Serial No. 590,130.

a'llordingl a bearing for one fend' ofva coil spring 15 within a'recess 16 in the movable bar 9. The side wall portion 25ct the comb back and also the coverrplate 79 are provided 60 with longitudinal slots 26 through which extend and operate, the ends of an operating pin vorL handle 27 passed through and suitably secu-red in the said bar 9, as by cementing or the like.

In use, when the particular operation upon the hair requires holding of a tress, the operator grasping the ycomb by its immovable tooth portion, passes the free end of the comb through the hair and by pressing upon the handle pin 27 with his thumb or finger, slides the bar 9 against the pressure of the spring 15 to move the teeth 8 from their regular spaced relation to the .iixed teeth 3 toward the latter to clamp the 75 hair therebetween. When the operation has been completed, the pressure on handle pin 27 is released and the spring 15 returns the teeth to the normal positions as illustrated in Fig. 2.

What is claimed:

1. In a toilet comb, a comb embodying a back portion, spaced teeth carried by the back portion with a minority of the teeth at one end of the comb spaced a greater distance apart than the remaining teeth of the comb, said back portion having a longitudinal'groove in one face adjacent one end thereof, a bar slidable in the groove and having teeth projecting therefrom cooperating with the teeth of increased spacing of the back portion ot' the corresponding end of the comb body for varying the distances between the teeth associated therewith, said bar having a slot therein at the end adjacent the end of the back portion,

a shoulder formed on the back portion adjacent the outer end of the bar and a coil spring positioned in the bar slot and engaging the shoulder for .normally holding the bar and teeth thereby at their limit of movement in one direction.

2. In a toilet comb, a comb embodying a back portion, spaced teeth carried by the back portion with a minority of the teeth at one end of the comb spaced a greater distance apart than the remaining teeth of the comb, said back portion having a longitudinal groove in one face adjacent one end thereof, a bar slidable in the groove and having teeth projecting therefrom cooperatingr with the teeth of increased spacing oli the back portion of the corresponding end of the comb body for varying the distances between the teeth associated therewith, and a spring device associated with the back portion and bar for holding the bar and teeth carried thereby at their limit of movement in one direction, said back portion having a longitudinal slot adjacent the inner end of the bar and a cross pin carried by the bar freely extending through said slot and projecting at each side of the back portion to el'lect movement of the bar and teeth carried thereby.

3. In a toilet comb, a comb embodying a back portion, spaced teeth carried by the back portion with a minority of the teeth at one end of the comb spaced a greater distance apart than the remaining teeth of the comb, said back portion having a longitudinal groove in one face adjacent one end thereof, abar slidable in the groove and having teeth projecting' therefrom cooperating With the teeth of increased spacing ol the back portion of the corresponding end of the comb body for varying the distances 2 between the teeth associated therewith, said bar having a slot therein at the end adjacent the end of the back portieri, a shoulder formed on the back portion adjacent the outer end of the bar and a coil spring positioned in the bar slot and engaging the shoulder for normally holding the bar and teeth thereby at their limit of movement in one direction.

JESSE P, LEBOLD. 

